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Checklist For Buoy Search
1. Logbook
2. ICOM Radio
3. GPS Finder
4. Portable GPS
5. Antennas for GPS finder At least 3’ with a magnetic base to attach
to car or boat roof
6. Chart of Area
7. Chart plotting tools: parallel rulers and dividers
8. Binoculars
9. Foul Weather Gear and Boots
10. Connectors and adaptors for GPS to antenna or Radio to Antenna. Remember: there are female and male connectors of each
a. TNC to BNC adaptor
b. F adaptor to BNC or TNC
c. N adaptor to BNC or TNC
d. UHF to BNC or TNC
11. Manuals:
a. GPS finder manual
b. ICOM radio manual
c. Portable GPS manual
12. Spare Batteries
a. GPS Finder: 2 x 9 volt
b. Portable GPS: 4 AA
c. ICOM: 4 AA
13. Shipping Tags For Return
14. Wave Buoy Flier
15. Invoice sheets to pay boat captain or other hired help
16. Tools: Knife (to cut mooring), leatherman, pliers
17. Work sheet and pencils
18. Cell phone car antenna with magnetic base
19. Cell phone and charger!
20. All credit cards
21. 50’ or so of polypro line
22. Lifting Bridle, shackles, pear snaps
23. Boat keys and other necessary boat equipment
24. All this equipment can be loaded into the black pelican case for transport.
25. Please alert someone on shore before you depart on boat!
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